Detroit's trying hard to make Super Bowl work

Some early observations on Super Bowl XL, the sixth I have covered for the
Enquirer.

A native of the Rust Belt myself (north-central Illinois) I will take the Super Bowl in Detroit any
day ahead of Jacksonville, Fla., which was not equipped to handle it. I don't care if it is 5 degrees outside. The people of Detroit could not be nicer; they're trying exceptionally hard to make this week work for everyone involved.

In order, my favorite Super Bowl cities of the places I've been:

1. New Orleans -- it should be there every year, especially after Katrina.
2. San Diego -- the weather is better than climate-controlled.
3. Tampa -- struck me as having some sort of inferiority complex, so the
people there, like here in Detroit, were especially kind and helpful.
4. Houston -- professional and slick.
5. Detroit -- see above reasons.
6. Jacksonville -- never again.